The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman
The classic, magnificent bestselling novel about Richard III, in a special thirtieth anniversary edition
A painstakingly drawn picture of royal medieval England from bedchamber to battleground * Los Angeles Times Book Review *
The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him - especially in the hands of a dedicated historian * San Diego Union *
Those who know Richard III from Shakespeare will find that Sharon Kay Penman presents a contrasting view of the English monarch. . He's an altogether nice man, a romantic hero as suitable to our late twentieth-century standards . . . As he was to those of medieval England . . . There is a vengeful quality to her insistence that is appealing; it makes for a good story * New York Times Book Review *
Penman's novel, rich in detail and research, attempts to set the record straight . . . It is an uncommonly fine novel, one that brings a far-off time to brilliant life * Chattanooga Daily Times *
The reader is left with the haunting sensation that perhaps the good a man does can live after him - especially in the hands of a dedicated historian * San Diego Union *
Those who know Richard III from Shakespeare will find that Sharon Kay Penman presents a contrasting view of the English monarch. . He's an altogether nice man, a romantic hero as suitable to our late twentieth-century standards . . . As he was to those of medieval England . . . There is a vengeful quality to her insistence that is appealing; it makes for a good story * New York Times Book Review *
Penman's novel, rich in detail and research, attempts to set the record straight . . . It is an uncommonly fine novel, one that brings a far-off time to brilliant life * Chattanooga Daily Times *
Sharon Penman is the author of several historical novels and medieval mysteries set during the Middle Ages. Her novels include Lionheart, about Richard I and the Crusades, A King’s Ransom, completing the story of Richard I, and The Sunne in Splendour about the end of England's War of the Roses. She lives in Mays Landing, New Jersey.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447247845 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447247841 |
| Title | The Sunne in Splendour |
| Author | Sharon Penman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2014-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 1248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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